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Indian constitution : text, context and interpretation

Title

Indian constitution : text, context and interpretation / Bidyut Chakrabarty.

Author

Chakrabarty, Bidyut, 1958-

Publication

Los Angeles ; London ; New Delhi ; Singapore ; Washington DC ; Melbourne : SAGE, [2017]
©2017

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Description

xvi, 373 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"It is important that we recognize the Indian Constitution not only as a legal or moral entity but also as a living organism, sustaining and consolidating our constitutional democracy. [This book] presents an understanding of the Constitution in the context of the rapid changes arising out of indigenous and exogenous influences. It traces the evolution of the constitutional provisions, their core nature and manifestation with reference to the situational socio-economic circumstances in a globalizing world...Key features: an analytical account of the processes leading to the making of the Constitution; a...discussion of the core constitutional provisions; and reinterpretation of the constitutional provisions in the light of multiple judicial pronouncements."--

Series Statement

Sage texts

Uniform Title

Sage texts.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Historical roots of the Constitution of India -- Directive principles of state policy (Part IV of the Constitution of India) -- Constitutional democracy in India -- Salient features of the 1950 Constitution of India -- Ethics and constitutional governance in India -- The doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution of India -- Citizenship in India -- Language and nation-building : constitutional inputs -- Constitutionalizing reservation in India -- Gender as critical to the processes of constitutionalization -- Right to freedom of religion (Articles 2528) -- Secularism in India -- Federalism in India : redefining the constitutional template for governance -- Emergency provisions? : Part XVIII (Articles 3560) -- Article 370 of the Constitution of India -- Election commission of India -- Judiciary in India -- Amending procedures -- Comptroller and auditor general of India -- Governor : a constitutional functionary with political aims or a political functionary with constitutional goals? -- Local governance in India -- Conclusion.

ISBN

9789386446107
9386446103

LCCN

2017006697

OCLC

on1022942121
SCSB-14348475

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library